Preparation and properties of ethylene propylene diene rubber/multi walled carbon nanotube composites for strain sensitive materials

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 623-630

  Kang, Inpil ^a   Khaleque, Md Abdul ^a   Yoo, Youngjae ^b   Yoon, Pil Jung ^c   Kim, Sang Yong ^d   Lim, Kwon Taek ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c Sin il Chemicals   (South Korea)

^d Korea Polytechnic College IV   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Electrical properties

Indexed keywords

A. NANO-STRUCTURES; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; B. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; CARBON-NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; CLOISITE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELONGATION AT BREAK; LINEAR RESISTANCE; PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES; RUBBER COMPOSITE; RUBBER MATRIX; SENSITIVE MATERIALS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ETHYLENE; NANOSTRUCTURES; PROPYLENE; RUBBER; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 79953661930     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.01.021     Document Type: Article

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